The building housing the new El Rancho Grande is owned by James Lung, who also has Clarksville's Harbor Cafe restaurant on Lowe's Drive, near Wilma Rudolph Boulevard and 101st Airborne Division Parkway.

Lung is leasing the building to Caratachea and Barajas. El Rancho Grande will seat about 220 people and is currently expected to open for business just in time for Cinco de Mayo.

"What we are going to have here is a basic, regular Mexican restaurant, but we plan to make it a little more upscale," Caratachea said.

"We look forward to providing this for the Clarksville community, as well as people traveling on the interstate," he said.

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